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The Burning Of Chicago
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The legend goes, The cow kicked over a lantern, the lantern set fire to the shed, and the shed set fire to the rest of Chicago. Although, Mrs. Patrick O`Leary swore under oath that she never took a lantern to the shed on the night of Sunday, October 8, 1871, many witnesses verified the ramshackle ....
Middle of essay ....ated by the advancing front of the fire. A fireman's account examines the condition of the city, "You couldn't see anything over you by fire … No clouds, no stars, nothing else but fire." As the city grew aware of the circumstances they began fleeing the town, heading toward the outskirts, frantic parents herded their children before them. Anything with wheels was loaded up with possessions and taken out of the city. There were many collisions among carriage drivers. Many abandoned g.... |
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